Canada, the United States and six major allies have told the World Health Organization that its ongoing exclusion of Taiwan has created a serious public health concern during the COVID-19 crisis. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: can India stay focused as China, US set to clash at World Health Assembly?
With China and the United States locked in conflict, tensions running high between Beijing and Taipei, and calls growing for an inquiry into the coronavirus pandemic, India is set for a baptism of ... ( read original story ...)
No new case for 10th day: CECC
The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday reported no new cases of COVID-19 — marking the 10th consecutive day without a new case — and said that exports of masks might be permitted before ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan considers loosening quarantine rules for business travellers
Taiwan is considering reducing the amount of time business travellers who want to make short visits to the country would have to stay in quarantine upon arrival, the country's health minister said, ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s medical system must be bolstered: Chen
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that the nation’s medical system must be bolstered to shoulder disease prevention duties ranging from border controls to aiding local communities, Minister of Health ... ( read original story ...)
Is This Taiwan’s Moment?
Origin story aside, the personal protective equipment marked another small but meaningful moment in Taiwan’s recent ascent in the geopolitical consciousness. Those three words emblazoned on the ... ( read original story ...)
AMP Capital in Taiwan infra play
Power from Formosa II is already contracted to state-owned Taiwan Power Company for the next 20-years. AMP Capital is expected to write the cheque from its big infrastructure debt strategy, which ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Marks Anniversary Of Asia’s First Gay Marriage Law
Taiwan on Sunday marked the one-year anniversary of legalising same-sex marriage, as gay couples and rights groups called for full recognition of unions involving foreigners. The island is at the ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Why Taiwan won’t have a seat at the virus talks
Taiwan has been applauded internationally for quickly and effectively stemming the spread of the virus, and says it should have a platform to share its experiences with the world. But China - which ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan has failed where South Korea succeeded
To cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, landlords are reducing rents everywhere except in cultural and creative parks. In Taiwan, bookstores are a sunset industry and a hundred of them have closed, but ... ( read original story ...)
Observation of intervalley transitions can boost valleytronic science and technology
An international research team led by scientists at the University of California, Riverside, has observed light emission from a new type of transition between electronic valleys, known as intervalley ... ( read original story ...)
How Hong Kong, Bangkok, Sydney and Taiwan are ringing in 2020
Cities across Asia and Australia were among the first to welcome the new year. Here's a look at celebrations in four places. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Sees ‘Light at the End of the Tunnel’
For people here in Taiwan, we are very happy that face masks donated by Taiwan are being put to good use,” Joseph Wu, Taiwan’s foreign minister, told me in a phone interview from Taipei. That use has ... ( read original story ...)
Tsai Ing-wen sweeps election in Taiwan
Taiwan's incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen swept to a landslide victory in the country's election on Saturday. Isaac Stone Fish, a senior fellow at the Asia Society’s Center on U.S.-China Relations ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. gave no assurances to Taiwan’s TSMC for license to sell to Huawei – official
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd, which unveiled a $12 billion investment plan in Arizona on Friday, has not been given any assurances that it will be granted a license to allow it to sell U. ( read original story ...)
Why Is Taiwan Excluded From The WHO?
Led by the United States, a growing number of countries are calling for Taiwan to either be allowed into the WHO, or be given observer status. The spat is likely to worsen at next week's World Health ... ( read original story ...)